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. Light and its sources
LIGI{T AND ITS SOURCES r Rectilinear propagation of li$ht
Light is o form of energy, Light con frovel r Formation of shadows
through completely oirless spoce, i,e., ii r Eclipse
FTITHT
A medium that does not allow any li{ht to
pass through it is called an opaque medium.
Greenhouses ore strUctures built: with
Examples are wood, stone, metals, and
gloss or tronsporent plostic frcr growing book. We cannot see through an opaque
plonts;They qre, used in areos: Mth, very object. Opaque objects, when kept in the
path of light, cast a shadow.
cold,winter.s,They trop heot inside. ln
summeti:fo reskictthe lighi folling,on the
plonts, o' greenhouse is whitewoshed. Fig. 5.2 Three types of materials
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RECTILINEAB PROPAGATION OT LIGI{T gorden. The property of light trovelling in
sfraighf lines in o medium is called fhe
Light trovels in oll directions from o light
rectilinear propcrgqtion of light.
source but if some light posses through
o hole, it con be seen to trovel in stroight A set-up to demonstrote the rectilineor
lines, For exomple, when sunlight shines propogotion of light is given in Figure
through o smqll goP in the clouds, it 5,3, Out of oll possible poths, i.e., to 9o
forms o brood beom of light with stroight from one point to onother light tokes o
edges. So, we con conclude thot light poth thot requires the shortest time.Thot
trovels in stroight lines. poth is o stroight line. Ihls is colled the
principle of leasf fime.
lf light could bend oround corners, we
would hove been oble to see whot is Since we know thot light trovels in
hoppening upstoirs in the bedroom stroight lines, we represent it with the help
while we ore stonding downstoirs in the of roys.
lporollel: (of lines or plones) side by side ond hoving the some distonce continuously between them
2convergent:to move towords o ploce from different directions ond meet
3divergent:to seporote ond go in different directions
distont object, such os the sun, ore When rays of light from a poinf diverge
considered to be porollel, in differenf directions, then such o
collecfion of roys is called o divergent
beom of light (Fig. 5.7). A lomp emits o
divergent beom of light. A condle flome
sends out roys in oll directions.
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Fig. 5.5 Parallel beam of li{ht
Aim:To moke o pinhole comero ond use the pinhole comero to obtoin different kinds of
imoges by chonging the distonce between the condre ond the pinhole
Msterials required: An empfy rectongulor/long cordboord box. o tissue poper, odhesive
tope or rubber bond, o pin, o condle, ond o motchbox
Procedute:
Moking the pinhole comero:
l. Toke the empty box ond remove its cover from one of the shorter sides,
2. Use the tissue poper to cover the shoebox from where the cover hos been token off,
Attoch it to the box with the help of odhesive iope or rubber bond,This side will be t
the screen of the cqmero. I
2
3' Moke o hole in the centre with o pin on the
opposite side (opposite to the side from
where the cover hos been token off) of the
shoebox.The pinhole comero is reody.
4. Keep the comero in o room which is dimly light.
obtoining different kinds of imoges using tne pinnob
camero:
l ' Meosure the distonce between ihe pinhole
ond the screen of the comero, which is
the length between the side with the pinhole
ond the tissue poper side. Let us denoie
it by s ond suppose s 30 cm,
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2' Ploce o lighted condle (object) in front of the pinhole cCImero
such thot its distqnce
(d) from the pinhole is greoter thon the lengih
of the cCImero. Here it should be more
thon 30 cm.
Adjust the pinhole comero till you get o cleqr
imoge on the screen.
the size of the imoge of the condte,bo ir for
one more distonce greorer
i[:: Ta":sure
5' Ploce the condle of q dislonce thqt is equol to fhe distonce
of the cqmero from the
pinhole (here 30 cm), Note the size of the imoge
of the condre.
6" Ploce the condle of o distonce less thon the distonce
of the comero from the
pinhole. Here, it should be less thon
30 cm, Note the size of the imoge.
Observotion:
l ' when d>s' the imoge is smoll in size (Fig.A).Thot
is, when the distonce of the object
thon the distonce of the."L"n (s) from the pinhote,
rhe size of rhe imoge
l?Jtfitre
2' when d -- s' the imoge is of the some size os ihe object
(Fig. B).Thot is, when the
distonce of the object (o) is equol to the distonce
of the screen (s) from the pinhole,
the size of the imoge is the some os the size
of the object.
3' When d<s. the imoge is rorger in size thon
the object (Fig, c).Thqt is, when the
distonce of the object (o) is less thon the distonce
of the screen (s) from ihe pinhole,
ihe size of the imoge becomes lorge.
The size of the imoge depends on the posrion
of rhe objecr with respecilo
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Fig. B
Fig. c
write T for True snd F for Fqrse. correct the forse stqtemenrs.
I ' when lightfoils on o tronsporent object, shodows
ore formed.
2. Shodows ore olwoys equol in size to the
object,
ECLIPSE A lunor eclipse tokes ploce only on o full
An eclipse ison osfronomicolT evenf thot moon doy, Every yeor, of leost two lunor
eclipses occur.They do not hoppen every
occurs when one celesfiols objecf moves
into fhe shodow of anofher An eclipse month becouse the Eorth's orbit oround
is o result of the rectilineor propogotion
the sun is not in the some plone os the
moon's orbit oround the Eorth.A lunor
of light, Depending upon the positions of
the sun, the moon, ond the Eorth, there eclipse losts for obout three hours,
ore two types of eclipses: lunor ond solor. Astronomers clossify eclipses into three
types depending on the position of the
Lunqr eclipse moon within the umbrol ond penumbrol
We know thot the Eorth goes oround regions of the Eorth's shodow,
the sun ond the moon goes oround the . Penumbrol lunor eclipse occurs
Eorth.As the Eorth revolves oround the when the moon crosses the Eorth's
sun, it moves beiween the sun ond the penumbro.These ore difficult to
moon.These three objects moy come observe os only some dorkening/
in o stroight line of some point of time. shoding of the moon occurs,
When this hoppens, the Eorth being on . A portiol lunor eclipse hoppens when
opoque object blocks light from the the Eorth portiolly covers the moon.
sun ond costs o shodow on the moon. Hence, only o portion of the moon
Hence. people living on thot side of the posses through the Eorth's umbrol
Eorth ore not oble to see the moon for region, So the moon con be portiolly
some time. Since the moon remoins seen. ln this eclipse the sun, Eorth, ond
hidden from our eyes, it is colled o lunor moon ore not exoctly in o stroight line,
eclipse (Fig,5,.l2). . Totol lunor eclipse occurs when the
moon is in the umbrol region of the
Eorth, ond the moon does not receive
ony sunlight. Hence, the moon is not
visible to the people living on thot
port of the Eorth,
Tostronomicol:of or reloting to ostronomy, i.e., the scientific study of sun, moon, plonets, stors, etc.
8celesiiol:of or reloting to the sky or outer spoce
Solor eclipse thot folls under the penumbro region
As the moon goes oround the Eorth, hos o portiol solor eclipse.
it moves between the Eorth ond the Totol solor eclipse occurs when the
sun,These three objects moy position view of the sun is completely blocked
themselves in o siroight line. When this by ihe moon, Only thot port of the
hoppens, the light from the sun gets Eorth which folls in the umbro hos
blocked by the moon, thus costing o o totol solor eclipse.Areos outside
shodow on the Eorth,Therefore, people the umbro moy hove o portiol solor
living on thot side of the Eorth ore not eclipse.
oble to see the sun for some time,This is Annulor meons ring-shoped. Annulor
colled o solor eclipse (Fig.5.l3), A solor solor eclipse occurs when the sun
eclipse tokes ploce only on o new moon oppeors os o block disc surrounded
doy.They do not hoppen every month by o ring of light.An onnulor solor
becouse the Eorth's orbii oround the sun eclipse hoppens when the moon is
is nof in the some plone os the moon's too for from the Eorth, ond hence
orbit oround the Eorth. A solor eclipse covers only the sun's center; leoving
con lost of the most for only for 7.S the sun's visible outer edges to form o
minutes, "ring of fire" oround the moon.
Hybrid solor eclipse occurs when
people on some port of the Eorth con
see o toiol solor eclipse ond people
on onother port con see on onnulor
solor eclipse,
We must not look of the sun with noked
eyes, ond never during the solor eclipse
os it con domoge our eyes. pinhole
Fig. s.Lg So/ar ec/ips imoges ollow the sofe viewing of eclipses
becouse the viewer sees the pinhole
The moon's shodow is not big enough to imoge ond not the eclipse itself.
cover the entire plonet, so the shodow is
olwoys limited to o certoin oreo.This oreo
chonges during the eclipse becouse the
moon ond Eorth ore in constont motion.
There ore four types of solor eclipses,
which ore os follows:
. Portiol solor eclipse occurs when the
view of the sun is portiolly blocked by
the moon, ln this eclipse, the sun, the
moon, ond the Eorth ore not exocfly
in o stroight line,The port of ihe Eorth
Nqme the following-
1 An ostronomicol event thot occurs when one celestiol object moves into the shodow
of qnother
2. The only doy o lunor eclipse con toke ploce
3, The sun is hidden by the moon
The property of light trovelling in stroight lines in o medium is colled ihe rectilineor
propogotion of light.A pinhole comero works on the principle of the rectilineor
propogofion of light.
When light is blocked by on opoque body. o shodow is formed,The dorkest port of
the shodow is colled the umbro region qnd the region of portiol dorkness is colled
the penumbro.The noture of o shodow depends upon the position of source, object,
screen, ond olso on the size of the light source.
An eclipse is on ostronomicol event thot occurs when one celestiol object moves into
the shodow of onother,
The oecurrence of lunor eclipse ond solor eclipse ore the consequences of the
formotion of shodows by celestiol objects.
Lunor eclipse hoppens when the Eorth comes in between the sun ond the moon, ond
they ore oll in the some plone. Solor eclipse occurs when the moon comes in between
the sun ond the Eorth, ond they ore in the some plone.
Section I
PICTURE STUDY
l. An exomple of q shodow being formed by on extended light source is given here.
Complete the diogrom by continuing the light roys,
o, Compqre the regions A, B, ond C in terms of brightness.
b, Whot ore the regions B ond C colled?
2' Lobel the picture given berow using the
words-right source, object, shodow
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well lit by the light. However, the photogropher
3', :
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uses bocklights to light the screen behind the
backlight I
object, Why do you think so? M
(Hint:Whaf hoppens when light folls on
opoque objects) r I W
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B. Tryout I Pli
l. Whot ore the kinds of motion the Eorth hos ond whot ore their effects? Also, find
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out how seosons occur on the Eorth. ry e\r
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2. Moking o sun diql
'Sundiols ore one of ihe eorliest timekeeping devices, they iell the time by the
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position of the shodow of o pointerl
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Materials required: A stroight stick or o pencil obout 30-40 cm long, o hondful of tl'r
pebbles, ond o wotch isr
Procedure: M{
t. Look for o ploce thot gets full sun exposure oll doy long. Push one end of the
or
stick into the gross or use ploydough to moke it stond on the Eorth, ot
th
2. Stort of 7 om,when the sun hos risen completely. Use o pebble to mqrk the
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ploce where the shodow folls on the ground.
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3. At 8 om, use onother pebble to mork where the stick's shodow folls on the
ground. Use cholk to mork eoch pebble with the exoct time you ploced it on
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the ground.
Th
I 4. Do the some thing of every hour until there is
no more sunlight left in the doy,Your sundiol is
bo